Former Mississippi Rebels quarterback Eli Manning (left) talks with Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin before the game against the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Eli Manning goes undercover at Penn State as walk-on 'Chad Powers'

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 9/19/22

Imagine what having Eli Manning as quarterback for your favorite college team would do for the program.

To be fair, we're not talking about prime Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl wins. We're not even talking about the Eli Manning who lit it up at Ole Miss to the tune of 10,119 yards and 81 touchdowns in four seasons.

We're talking about Eli Manning as he is today, fully retired and 41 years old. We're talking about Eli Manning's alter ego, Chad Powers, who recently "tried out" as a walk-on to Penn State.

Powers, 26, aka "fast chad", played his high school ball under coach "mom." Yes, he was homeschooled, and no, he didn't get good grades.

Eli Manning went undercover at Penn State as walk-on "Chad Powers" and it's absolute gold. pic.twitter.com/jaEYqBRcMh
— Kendall Baker (@kendallbaker) September 19, 2022'

Fast Chad probably needs a haircut and perhaps he needs to re-evaluate the mustache, but there's no doubting the fact that his footwork is crisp and he throws a hell of a tight spiral for an unranked and previously unknown recruit.

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